Bespoke Babies: Genome Editing in Cystic Fibrosis Embryos

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Clinical and Translational Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky; Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.
² Research Ethics Program, Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California; Bioethics Program, Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego, San Diego, California.
³ Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; Institute of Human Values in Health Care, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Electronic address: sader@musc.edu.

Editorial

Kyle B Brothers et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;108(4):995-999.

doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.030. Epub 2019 May 29.

¹ Division of Pediatric Clinical and Translational Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky; Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.
² Research Ethics Program, Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California; Bioethics Program, Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego, San Diego, California.
³ Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; Institute of Human Values in Health Care, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina. Electronic address: sader@musc.edu.

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